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Eleocharis parishii
Also called Parish Spikerush
Parish's spikerush is a small sedge-family plant that forms mats of ridged stems, typically grown in wet soil or shallow water. Keep its roots consistently wet and give it open sun.
Eleocharis parishii is a species of spikesedge known by the common name Parish's spikerush.
It is native to Northern Mexico, the Southwestern United States (from southwestern Oregon and California east to Kansas and western Texas). It grows in moist and sandy habitats with fresh to brackish water.
Needle spikerush · Purple spikerush · Glades spikerush · Chinese water chestnut · Yellow spikerush · Pale spikerush · Sand spikerush · Ovate spikerush · Common spikerush · Fewflower spikerush · Beaked spikerush · Viviparous spikerush
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
